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Establishment of the register of Ultimate Beneficial Owners for Cyprus companies and other legal entities By Eleni Louka On 20 May 2015, the European Council issued the Directive (EU) 2015/849 (the fourth AML ...

A libel trial pitting the wives of two former England football strikers Wayne Rooney and Jamie Vardy kicked off on Tuesday, a battle mixing glamour, amateur sleuthing and a sting ...

A lawsuit against a company under receivership is served to the receiver or its registered office A company’s receiver is appointed by a secured creditor, a debenture holder under ...

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito’s draft opinion that would end the recognition of a constitutional right to abortion could imperil other freedoms related to marriage, sexuality and ...

Anti-abortion activists and pro-abortion rights supporters took to the streets of Washington on Tuesday after news that the U.S. Supreme Court may overturn the 1973 Roe v Wade ruling that ...

A Greek Cypriot barrister has broken the glass ceiling by becoming the first professional discipline barrister in the UK to achieve silk status. Marios Lambis, the son of Cypriot immigrants ...

Only three cases so far have met international courts’ threshold By Stephanie van den Berg and Anthony Deutsch Washington and Kyiv are accusing Russia of genocide in Ukraine, but the ...

The Biden administration will no longer enforce a US mask mandate on public transportation, after a federal judge in Florida ruled that the directive was unlawful, overturning a key White ...

German tennis great Boris Becker was on Friday found guilty of four charges, including failing to disclose, concealing and removing significant assets, under the Insolvency Act 1986 following his bankruptcy trial ...

Malta rebuffed EU calls to stop selling citizenship on Wednesday, telling the European Commission that the granting of citizenship falls within the national competence of a member state “and it ...

Cybercriminals have been developing and boosting their attacks at an alarming pace By Chrysanthos Christophorou The rapid expansion and use of the internet, the digitalisation of almost every available piece ...

A Turkish prosecutor called on Thursday for the trial in Istanbul of Saudi suspects over the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi to be halted and transferred to Saudi authorities, a ...

By Marios Christodoulou Recent years have witnessed a rapid growth in the betting industry in the Republic of Cyprus. According to the records of the National Betting Authority (NBA), between 2016 ...

But a recent Cyprus court ruling may pave the way for Turkish Cypriots to take their cause to the European Court of Human Rights By Aylin Zeybek As a starting ...

Government amendments to Income Tax Law and special contribution for defence law target loopholes By Linda Stokes On December 21, 2021 new provisions amending both the Income Tax Law and the Special ...

The good, the bad and the ugly of digital trends By Christina Anastasiou The European Commission has long recognised the impact of the Fourth Industrial Revolution or 4IR (also known ...

A European human rights watchdog will refer the Turkish case against philanthropist Osman Kavala back to a top European court, Turkey’s foreign ministry said on Wednesday, adding that the ...

Cyprus’ forced heirship regime means relatives must get a portion of a deceased’s assets By Andreas Damianou A will is a person’s written declaration of his/her intention ...

People who hire an attorney to file a claim or who need guidance or legal representation on another legal matter are likely to assume that their attorney will represent their ...

Renewable energy projects often involve multiple parties from multiple jurisdictions and often new technologies By Marily Paralika In the wake of enhanced pledges by states to transition to cleaner forms ...

The climate change is one of the most important challenges of our time and the European Union is taking steps forward in order to be able to make Europe the ...

A US jury on Monday found Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes guilty of defrauding investors in the blood testing startup, convicting her on four of 11 counts. Holmes was convicted of investor ...

In the Oxford shooting case, prosecutors say yes By Thaddeus Hoffmeister Many were surprised when James and Jennifer Crumbley, the parents of Ethan Crumbley, the 15-year-old boy accused of killing ...

New EU banking package 2021: Stronger supervision, sustainability, strengthened resilience By Nicole K Phinopoulou The 2020 pandemic has caused new turmoil and highlighted the ongoing concerns within the European authorities concerning the ...